Word Meaning

country definition and meaning

adv. A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region of one's birth, permanent residence, or citizenship.
adv. Rural regions, as opposed to a city or town.
adv. The inhabitants or people of a state or a region; the populace; the public. Hence: (a) One's constituents. (b) The whole body of the electors of state; as, to dissolve Parliament and appeal to the country.
adv. A jury, as representing the citizens of a country.
adv. The inhabitants of the district from which a jury is drawn.
adv. The rock through which a vein runs.
a. Pertaining to the regions remote from a city; rural; rustic; as, a country life; a country town; the country party, as opposed to city.
a. Destitute of refinement; rude; unpolished; rustic; not urbane; as, country manners.
a. Pertaining, or peculiar, to one's own country.

Crossword clues for country

- monarchy
- Nation
- Rural districts